Saturday, May 21

A Message from Beyond

A friend lost his 18 year old cat recently; just 3 weeks after I lost one of mine. I can truly say "I know just how you feel" , since my loss is still so fresh in my mind.

He told me an interesting story: He buried his cat in his yard, outside his dining room. That night, he went to look at her grave through the dining room window. As he stood there, a beautiful red, male cardinal lit on the grave, looked up at him and then flew to the window sill and looked at him again.

He said, "I got a message, but I don't know what it is." I told him I thought she was letting him know all was okay. We both got teary-eyed, but I see this as a comforting message, don't you?

Ih Yes, I do! Absolutely! Years ago when I had my cat Mooney---She died and I was stricken. It was one if the most painful things and I just felt so horrendous, because I had to make THAT decision.After that, I woke up one night and there she was sitting on the floor by my bed...And I was Sooo happy to see her...I picked her up and played with her, rubbing her tummy and she purred and I was saying to her---"Your All Right! Oh, I'm so happy you are all right....!" I turned away for a moment and then---I actually woke up and of course, she was gone. it it was so real to me, Judy...She WAS there and I could feel her living warmth and her soft fur....I took that as a really great sign that she was trying to tell me that Imdeed, she was alright, and it meant everything to me...!So....I truly believe your friend got a sign that his cat was more than okay! It is wonderful, isn't it?Such a sweet post, Judy.

I think Max sent us Daisy... the loving docile dog he never could quite be... as a thank you for loving him even the short time we were together.

As for birds, though.... our bluebird male epitomizes the concept of "bird brain", to such an extent that even his mate has given him several dressings down in loud voice over his "bird brain" pecking at the window when he should have been helping her build the nest.